Noun
A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThey found that increased lung tissue stiffness only occurred where there were higher amounts of the mature cross-linked collagen and that, in these samples, the structure of each collagen building block -- or fibril -- was altered. Source: Internet
Fibronectin in the Reinke's space appeared to guide those fibers and orient the fibril deposition. Source: Internet
Many tropocollagens then bind together to form a fibril, and many of these then form a fibre. Source: Internet
"Taking a drug to promote fibril formation could be one way to reduce toxicity in SOD1-ALS," Dokholyan said. Source: Internet